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Have you tasted formula?

AHeidiAAHeidiA member
in January 2014 Moms
DD has been EBF up until now but my supply has tanked and I decided to supplement. She has taken a bottle that had a little milk in it but when I put the formula in it she refused it. I tried it myself and YUCK! Tasted a little metallic and pretty nasty all around. Is that normal? Lol!

Oh I bought the Nestle Good Start, powder if that makes any difference.

So has anyone tried formula themselves? Is that how it actually tastes?
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  • umma4babesumma4babes member
    Yep, I probably tried 10 different kinds. DD is on Hipp organic and it tastes like skim milk. We love it. She was also on Holle for a while and that too tasted like skim milk. US formula taste the worst, like fishy metal. The best among US brand was a generic organic formula.
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  • blue_elleblue_elle member
    Earth's Best makes an organic formula I've heard good things about. I've not tried any myself.
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  • amt0312amt0312 member
    Yes, formula does have a metallic taste due to the iron content that it is fortified with. If possible, try mixing a little formula with breastmilk and gradually increase the amount as she gets used to it. You can't really find a formula with no iron in the U.S. as I believe it is mandated for all formulas to have it. 
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  • LittleMommaBlueHenLittleMommaBlueHen member
    I couldn't bring myself to try it when DD was using formula.  She was on a medical formula and it smelled awful, but she didn't seem to mind in the least. 

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  • AHeidiAAHeidiA member
    Thanks everyone! I will keep trying to introduce it mixed with breast milk.
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  • MrsW062610MrsW062610 member
    amt0312 said:
    Yes, formula does have a metallic taste due to the iron content that it is fortified with. If possible, try mixing a little formula with breastmilk and gradually increase the amount as she gets used to it. You can't really find a formula with no iron in the U.S. as I believe it is mandated for all formulas to have it. 

    This. I did like 1/2 formula and 1/2 breastmilk in one bottle. And slowly increased the amount of formula after a few days. Finally I got her to take 4 ounces of formula mixed with 1 ounce of breastmilk and from then on she's taken formula fine. Good luck!

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  • bethughkneebethughknee member
    edited October 2014
    I have a compulsive need to taste everything I feed DD. I tasted my breastmilk about 100 times and since we are using all freezer milk now I taste it each time just to be sure.

    When we started using formula it was Similac for Supplementation and I thought it tasted a lot like my milk. It's all very sweet like @itsmeally said. We have since switched to Similac Advanced and I think that tastes even MORE like my milk. I really don't care for the smell of formula but the taste wasn't that different, IMO.

    I really miss smelling my fresh breastmilk and yes I know that makes me crazy.

    ETA: I never mixed formula and breastmilk. Formula is only good for 1 hr after starting a bottle and sometimes bottles are a fight if DD is distracted. I NEVER wanted to dump my milk. DD took a formula bottle just fine as long as it was warm. (When we first started.) Now she takes room temp formula no problem.


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  • bensmommy518bensmommy518 member
    Yeah its gross. DS was on formula for a bit and it was nasty to me but he didn't seem to mind.




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  • chicki1012chicki1012 member
    edited October 2014
    DS is on similac and it doesnt taste all that bad. I cant stand the smell of it though and DS chugs it down like theres no tomorrow, so he never had a problem with taste 
    Edit: cant fricken type.
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